My “Golden Child” Brother Slept With My Wife And Fathered My Son. My Dad Just Rewrote His Will To Leave Him Exactly $1 While I Get $2 Million. Was I Too Harsh To Laugh In His Face When He Begged For Help?

Caleb’s Desperation

I don’t know how but Caleb found out about all this and since he can’t reach my parents he called me yesterday trying to mend things right between us. He told me how he had been having trouble keeping up with college and that after Karen had found out about the paternity of the child she had been pestering him about child support.

He told me that he had no money and was looking for part-time jobs yet couldn’t find anything. He begged me to talk to our family so we could start fresh since he really needed my help. I started to laugh in his face and told him that I was so done with him that he should have thought about all this before sleeping with my wife and getting her pregnant.

Caleb started to argue that I was being unfair and that she was to blame also, to which I agreed and reminded him how I did divorce her and now she was his responsibility so he should not be calling me complaining about her or her child since this was the consequence of his own actions.

Caleb started to raise his voice but I cut him off and reminded him that he was no longer the favored child in the family but the black sheep who slept with his own brother’s wife. Caleb started to cry at this point and told me how everyone had been on him including our grandparents and relatives, which was true but this was no longer my concern.

I told him that we were done and to never call me again since I was no longer his brother. Since then I have been replaying the conversation over in my head. Although I hate my brother I had never heard him cry, at least not since we grew up. I won’t lie but it did hurt me a bit that he was this helpless so I guess I am here to ask if I should talk to our parents about him or would I be an a-hole if I don’t.

Update One

Hi everyone, a lot of you have been asking me why I am no longer in contact with my son Henry and some of you have also called me cruel. Well, I’m sorry to say this but I don’t feel comfortable raising another man’s child. This is not a stepson scenario. In this case, I was led to believe that he was my son and then I discovered that he was in fact my brother’s son.

Of course I am hurt and I have cried over it for days but the reason I don’t want any contact with Henry is because I no longer want Karen in my life. If I talk to her child she will find a way to snake her way into my life again and I need my own space. You can call me cruel or selfish but I can’t see him ever again or at least not until a very long time.

Most of you have correctly guessed that it was in fact my mother who told Caleb about my dad changing his will and he called me as a last resort to mend things. I did confront her in front of my dad and she broke down. She told me how I had punished Caleb enough and that he had learned his lesson.

My dad firmly told my mother that if she felt what Caleb did was forgivable then he could no longer stay married to her since he could never forgive him for his betrayal. His threat seemed to shut my mother up. My dad made it clear to her that if she ever talked with Caleb and we found out then she could pack her bags and just leave him. Like I said, my dad is a very stubborn guy. Hopefully, my mother will learn from her mistakes.

Update Two

Hi Reddit, it’s been 5 months since my last update. My relationship with my parents has improved in the last couple of months. My dad and I go golfing every weekend and he behaves with me more like a buddy than my own father. My mother even though she misses Caleb has stayed away from him.

Last I heard about Caleb was from my cousin who told me how Caleb had been asking everyone for money and in the end had to drop out of college when he could not afford to pay his fees anymore. He and Karen are living together and he even has a job as a part-time mechanic apparently. I think they are raising Henry together which is a good thing I guess.

I never bring up Caleb in my discussions with my parents and neither do they. For everyone asking I am doing quite well. I was promoted at my job two months ago so my salary has improved significantly. I haven’t been dating anyone since I feel like I need time and space to heal. I have been going through a few therapy classes so I guess we’ll see how that works out.